CATES v. STATE

No. 484S157.

468 N.E.2d 522 (1984)

Donald Ross CATES, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

September 27, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Quirk, Muncie, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Marguerite M. Sweeney, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Donald Ross Cates was convicted of class A felony Attempted Murder at the conclusion of a jury trial in the Delaware Superior Court. The trial court sentenced him to twenty years imprisonment. Appellant now directly appeals and raises the following as his sole issue:

1. whether he was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel.

The facts adduced during trial and most favorable to the State show that Appellant...

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